Riddle: how much water is in the sea? — Mythoi

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Riddle: how much water is in the sea?

Tests. · Tests of cleverness. · Riddles. · Riddles of weight and measure. · view the constellation · filed as H696.1

Cited in the index

general Anderson FFC XLII 134.

Within the index

Filed under Riddles of measure.

4 finer motifs beneath it

How much water is in the sea? Stop all the rivers and I will measure it How much water is in the sea? So and so much, and if you don't believe it, go measure it yourself How much water is in the sea? A tub-full if the tub is large enough How many measures of water are in the river?

Carried in tale types

The Shepherd Substituting for the Clergyman Answers the King's Questions · ATU 922 4 recorded variants

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